Hat holder



Juner 12, 1923. 1,458,638

R. A. BOGLEY HAT HOLDER Filed Feb, 18 1922 Patented June l2, 1923.

UNITED STATES 1,453,638 PATENToFFicE.

l REUBEN A. BOGLEY, OF WASHINGTN, DISTRICT F COLUMBIA.

T 0 a'ZZ whom it may concer/r1,

Be it known that I, REUBEN A. BOGLEY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, a have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat Holders; andI do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others yskilled inthe art to` 1o which it appertains to make and use the Same.

f This invention relates to detachable de-r vices for holding ahatin place upon a supporting surface andisy particularly adapted l, for use on the 'bottom Vof a trunk tray, or.y

the like, lin'ed withany suitable fabric or coated with a suitablefinish.

An lobjectrof the invention "is to enable' a hat holderto be attached ASecurely to the* bottom of thetrayforother foundation in such manner'fas yto avoidy chafing and wearing through the fabric lining thereof, or marring the `surface finish during the act of attaching or detaching the lfioldingk device, orto prevent ywear due to any relative movement thatmay occur between they hat holder'and the tray or other foundation.v

` A further object is to avoid'all inconven- 'ient projections in the trunk tray or thelike when the hat"holding device is removed and not in use.' f

The invention consists inthe comblnation of a foundation,such"as the bottom of a trunk tray, anda hat holder, compris-fy ing a base member, detachably securedto said foundation and spaced therefrom so thatthe edgesof the base member are maintained out of contact "with the surface of j said foundation. It also consists'v in ,the combinations, sub-combinations and details of constructionmore specifically describedL hereinafter, illustrated, in thel drawings and definedinthe appended claims; V

In 'the ,accompanying drawings in ywhich like reference'characters designate like parts throughout the several views: N A Figure lis aperspective view of a fragment of the bottom of a trunk tray hav-V 'int a hat'hol'der secured thereto;

ig'ure 2 isa section through a fragment Y of the bottomlof a tray and through ya hat j holder ldetachably secured thereto embodyf yinerme form ofmy invention;

igure 3 is asimilar section embodying a slight modification ofthe lVBntion;

finish.

HAT HOLDER.

Appiicanon'iea February 1a, 1922. serial No. 537,634.

Fi ures 4f, 5 and 6 are similar sectionsy showlng still other modifications of the invention,'and ,f

Figure 7 illustrates a form of bolt and washer suitable for use in carrying out the invention.

' The invention will be described in its apl rkplication to trunk trays but is not to be limited' to such application.

Trunk trays are commonly made 'of wood veneer lined with linen, other suitable fabric, or paper linings; or they may be of more or less expensive wood having a fine finish applied to the surface. IIat holders ofa type comprising a base member of generally circular form, on which is secured a roundedfcushion adapted to be penetrated by a j hat pin, are frequently attached within theJ trays to hold a hat in place so that itmay not slip around-,and become injured during transportation. It is desirable that holders and detachable yand'it is of course` also dej' sirable that when thehat holder isl detached there be `no protuberances left in the tray which will interfere inany way with other uses to which it may be desired to place the tray. It isv also desirable that the'hat holder may be secured to or detached from the bottom or sides of the trunk'or trayy and Topham No. 782,096,-patented Februaryr', 1905, there is disclosed a hat holder 'of the general type to `which the present invention applies, shown yadapted tobe de'- tachably connected to the bottom of a trunk ytray and when removed therefrom to leave of this and other types be madey attachable Awithout mai-ring the lining or other finishcovering the surface. In patent toWright foundation surface in; securing andreleasying the holder soon wears away the yfabric or other finish on the bottom ofthe tray or other surface. In myinvention the hat holding device maybe attachedand detached 'any number of times withoutk anyy i danger of marring the'lining or other `bottoni of a hat holding device upon which is' formed a cushion el composed of hair or any othersuitable stuiiing material encased f withiira fabriccovering, the edges ofwhich "may tackedk to the edge of the base plate Sand cov'credwvith tape or other border as indicated at 5, In the embodiment of the 'invention shown a T-headed bolt isv passed through-the center of the base member 3 from its inner side 3a so that the prefer-- ably .threaded shank 7 thereof protrudes from' beneath or from the outer side 3b of said base. Said T-headed bolt is provided ywith spurs 8 adapted to be driven-into the I Wood or other material of which the base 3 is constructed so as to hold said bolt from rotating'with respect to base 3.' A means is provided on' the foundation or -trayfbottom l` toV engage the shank 7 ,of the bolt in such manner vas to secure :the hat holding device to ,thev foundation. Thismeans may be in thel foundation itself or in an Aanchor-ing ldevice secured to the foundation.

In order that no part ofthe base 3 mayl Contact With the foundationsurface when the hat holder is in place or being secured or detached suitable'spacing means is dispflisedr` between them.

` Asl a convenient means of engaging the bolt shank 7 with the 'foundation I may thread saidv shank as indicated in the drawingsfand lform a. correspondingly threaded opening in the foundation or in an anchoring member secured thereto. And the outer or under side of the base 3 may be suitably spaced from the adjacent surface of the foundation" by limited raised surfaces Von thc foundation,l surrounding the opening therei, in', or on 'the' outer or under surface of the 'base- 3 surrounding the shank 7, or on both g- Ior Vthe two surfaces may be spaced by 4a separa-te Washer surroundingr said shank'. The j spacing may be effected by a raised anchoring device, secured' to the foundation or "by a; raised'nut or ivashei secured to the under side'of the base. I 'i In Figure2 I haveshoivn au anchoring` mmeinber 9-on the base serving also as a spacin'gmeans. i. Said anchoring member may be V-aplate having a` central threadedl Vorifice adapted to yengage corresponding threads on` the shank' Y' 7.'

b e r-ivetedg'screjved'or tackedto the foundation f and projectv slightly above its surface 'as'- indicated/ Thus, when the hat holder is adjusted to the base l by screwing the-shank 7 into the threaded opening of the anchoring member 9 itwill be spaced from the lining `orother surfacing on the foundation l so that in rotating said hat holder in one direction to secure it to the foundation, or iii the other direction to ydetach it therefrom, the under surface of the base Will not rub upon thesurface 2 and mar it.

Preferably, also a plate, nut or Washer 10 may be secured to the under surface of the base 3 which may aid in holding the bolt securely in place and provide a suitable hardA surface to Contact with the surface of anchor plate 9` or other spacing member, and saidy member 'l0 may have its under surface flush With the under surface of basel or i'aisedfroinfit, s f l ,o

It will be aparent that the under surface of the'base 3 of the hat holdermay be` spaced from` the ,foundationy l by many different means. F or example, in Figurer?) there isv shown yan anchoring member9@ sunk flush with the surface of the foundation l anda disk-likeA spacing member lOsecuredto the base 3 around shank 7 and raised from the under surface of the base., In this form ofy the invention when theihat holder is being screwed to rplace, the .spacing member 10'l will contact with the flush surface of the anchoring member 9? and thus -space the base i 3 from the surface 2v of the foundation l. In this form `When the hat holder is removed there remains a flush surface so thatclothing or other articles will not becaught or interfered Withby any protuberance on the, bottom of the tray or other foundation. l

`The spacing means may be a loose washer, as shown at ,11 in Figure 6, onerface of which engages the upper face of the anchoring member 9a and the otherthe n ndersurface of base 3 or the plate .10 secured thereto. n l i Y Insteadofhaving the anchoring member Hush With the uppersurfaceofthe tray/or other foundation but yet serve as a spacing means and offer no cornersto catch on cloth- Aing or the like, the said anchoringwmember may be made convex, as indicated in Figure et at 9; rl`he anchoring member 9b maybe riveted or otherwise secured to the tray bott tom or other foundation 1` so `as topresent a slight convex protuberance havinga central threaded opening into Whichv the shank 7 projecting from the base 3 may bei screwed. In this as in all cases, if desired, a suitable Wear plate, as indicated at 10a, may be `fastened to the underside of the base 3 surrounding the shank 7 ,i

As shown iny Figure 5 a' convex spacing plate 9c may be-s'ecuredto the underside of 1 f This anchoring member 9 mayf` the base S-instead of to the upper-,sidefof the foundation l, shank 7 of the bolt being screwed into'an anchor plate 9a made flush with the upper surface of said foundation. It will alsobe apparentv that a convexspac- ,ing plate like .9u and 9c may be used as a loose Washer or threaded nut surrounding the shank 7 of the bolt, as shown in Figure I at 9d, in order to space the basefrom the upper surface of the foundation member 1, and that this convexl Washer or nut 9d may be placed either side up; that it may be used in connection with any suitable-flush anchoring device 9a and with or Without the Having described my invention in such manner as to enablethose skilled in the art to make and use the same, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: c

lIn a device of the class described, the com-` bination of a foundation, a hat holder com- ,i

prising a base plate, a threaded shank extending throughv said plate, means on the inner endof y'said shank for engagement With said plate, anr anchoring Yplate and a spacing plate, rsaid plates being provided With centrally disposed registering threaded openings and being adaptedy to cooperate With, said threaded shank, said anchoring plate being provided With aninverted dished body portion, whereby the hat holder Will be spaced from the foundation. s

1 In testimony whereof I ailiX my signature.

REUBEN' A. BOGLEY. 

